![]() With that done, we moved outside to set the motor in place because the placement of this will dictate the position of the main truck line inside. All in all I think it took two hours to put all the ducting together and the best part is, if I ever want to change up something in the future all I have to do is unclamp the section I want to modify and change out the component. So we started off by laying out a dry run of an entire branch, once things looked good, we could very quickly start joining things by mating up the two ends inside a circular clamp. Instead of using adhesives or rivets, the components use a clamping system to join parts together. It’s more expensive but it’s a reusable system that is not only very quick to install but it’s also extremely customizable. Of course everything can be moved around in the future should I need to move things around or add additional machines but the main components are the Ys that will create a down shoot from the main truck, blast gates to shut off different sections of the run, and elbows to soften the turns to keep a smooth track for the air to flow along.įor the duct work, you can go with PVC which is what my good friend Jay Bates did and he published a great video covering his install which you can find here. This allowed them to put together a diagram we could work off of and made this part of the process go very quickly. I worked with ClearVue before hand to figure out where along this back wall my tools will be placed, both my current machines and my future machines such as a jointer. I’m going with an 8” main truck line then the down shoots will taper into a 6” line. To start the process off, we started on constructing the main truck on the floor. I’ll get into more details on this later. If the filter were outside then I would be disposing of the air. Now even though I’m housing the unit outside, I’ll be keeping the filter inside so I will have a way to recirculate my heat or cooled air. Of course right now I don’t have that many, but I will certainly be adding to my collection in the future. The plan is to have one long main truck running across the north wall of my shop so I can have drop downs to all my larger machines that will require DC. I was excited about this because I wanted to store my unit outside of the shop, under my covered patio, to cut down on the noise inside the shop when it’s running and to also save on the footprint the unit creates inside. They just released a brand new metal unit called Pentz EF5. ![]() I am very fortunate to have partner with ClearVue Cyclones for this installment.ĬlearVue is a family owned business that is made right here in the US. First came the AC and now comes the DC! This is another absolute must in the woodworking shop, this week I’m installing a dust collection system.
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